of deep ending that marine layer and once again the beaches becoming partly sunny clearing skies for the interior, wind speeds pick up around 20 to 25 miles per hour. here is our updated fog forecast, that cloud cover hugging a good portion of the coast and pulling back to near the shoreline as we head into the afternoon hours. for today's forecast fog and drizzle 55 to 60 degrees sun cloud mix at 12:00 o'clock warming up inland good temperature range, it could be a touch warmer right around 75 livermore 80 a look ahead, five- day forecast, temperatures not changing too much a little bit of a bump in the numbers. right now standing by he has an update on traffic. right now traffic is doing well around the bay area, as a

matter of fact we have a look at 80 westbound and there is some road work. we have the right lane closed and we can see a little bit of slow traffic coming through the area. also the morning commute looks good if you were driving on interstate 08 right here in front of the open coliseum there is no road work to worry about. if you are driving northbound 280 looks good. if you were driving all the way up the highway it is a nice drive. 4:31 let's go back to pam. >> overnight, san francisco house fire, at the scene with the details with what happened and the women who were in the hospital, good morning tara. >> reporter: it is pacific heights a very upscale section with multi- million dollar homes. if you look outside we have

charred bedroom furniture and if you take a look at that middle window on the top floor, that is where firefighters say the fire broke out. firefighters got the call around 11:30 last night and when they arrived, they had two people under accounted for so they had to move fast to rescue those trapped inside. >> one was an elderly woman and her caretaker. they located them and brought them out. >> now both women had to be taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation and second degree burns. they tell us the two may be in serious condition. investigators were out here, they have not officially said what sparked this fire. crews said flames were sparked possibly by cigarettes. k tv u channel news.

vallejo police are investigating a man who was shot while driving. they responded at 8:40 on sonoma boulevard. the driver had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene. he has been identified as joseph pitter. one man is fighting for his life this morning. it happened around midnight. go agunman opened fire on a man inside a car. he is now listed in critical condition. there is no word which led up to that gunfire but the shooting may be tied to a nearby robbery. we are on economy watch, it is shaping up to be another volatile day for stocks. the u.s. credit rating was lowered from a aaa for the first time ever. right now european benchmarks

are all down two to three percent for some. they had a brief reprieve after they said they would buy spanish an italian bonds to help countries avoid devastating faults but it was not enough to offset the u.s. worries and credit. they recovered more than half of those losses by the end of the trading session. south carolina and taiwan closed down nearly 4%. analysts say in the long run consumers should not feel any affects for the downgrade. >> i don't expect we will feel any effects, it was a psychological event. now coming up at 4:50 we

will find out how it could hurt the economy if there is a change in interest rates. the pentagon is expected to release the list of the 30 u.s. troops. the helicopter went down saturday. they announced this morning that the crash site has finally been secured. nobody is allowed in or out of that area. friends are continuing to remember their loved ones. one of the victims is kevin houston. >> he was just gregarious. he loved human beings. he could get along with anybody. a camilleian but not fake. >> the helicopter was shot down after helping army rangers under fire. >> we are still awaiting the verdict -- verdict for the two

jail in iran. yesterday iran's ambassador dashed those hopes saying investigators are still investigating this case. they arrested them near the iraqi border and they claim they were just hiking and iran said they were just spying. iran released her after she reported health problems. they are set for city hall. they are expected to declare he is running for a full year term as a san francisco mayor. it means he breaks his promise not to run in november which sealed his appointment as interim mayor seven months ago. he said he has since changed his mind and he feels he is the best person to run the city. he faced his opponents and lee is expected to take part in a can date's forum.

the long list of candidates includes david sha as well as state senator leyland lee. it was close call for homeowners when a fast moving fire quickly spread out of control. the fire started near the community park. as it burned with in feet of these homes, firefighters called in extra support from vallejo and fairfield. the location made the fire difficult to control. >> our temperatures were good, they were fairly low and humidity was high. those were working in our favor, the significant factor was topography. >> firefighters were able to control the fire before any homes were damaged. in total it did burn about ten acres. nobody was injured and the cause of the fire is still

being investigated. this week the east bay regional takes part in the removal of the eucalyptus trees. they want to take it out as part of a fire safety plan. the proposed settlement would slow down the removal but it has some upset homeowners and one of them calls the trees quote candles waiting to explode. going back over to sal, checking in on any problems in the road, sal? traffic is doing well around the bay area. i should have said good morning to you let's look at the commute on 80 westbound. if you are driving out to the mcarthur ranch road -- mcarthur

maze. 280 traffic looks good getting up to highway 17. going to steve now? the fog and even some drizzle we have been tracking measurable drizzle up the san mateo coast and foggy drizzle near the bay and around the shoreline as well. here is the latest fog pattern. we have quite a bit of coverage up towards santa rosa san jose. we have some clearing in fairfield and the same deal for antioch. as far as current numbers, monday morning right around 60 degrees. mountain view and concord in the upper 50s and last reporting 54 degrees. our forecast model shows it is still a bit stubborn right around san francisco. here we have this afternoon at

12:00 later on this afternoon and even by 6:00 this evening it will push back into the bay as we head into the evening hours. here is a quick forecast, areas of fog right around 60 degrees, sun cloud mix and still some coastal overcast, partly and mostly cloudy skies. a touch warmer but no significant warming, livermore right around 80, san jose mid- 70s. san francisco in the lower 60s. here is a look ahead. temperatures will be trending up just a little bit especially inland and with your weekend in view still 80s for the interior. the beaches could be up into the middle 60s. 4:40 is the time right now, the event that sparked a violent weekend in london.

a san diego officer killed on the job why the police chief is calling it an assassination. making the streets of san francisco safer for pedestrians, neighborhood police are tracking down on it. san mateo driving looks good. we will tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead.

. more than 160 people have been arrested. 35 police officers were hurt after being attacked by groups of young people. vehicles were set on fire, shops were looted. it was sparked by anger over a fatal police shooting. well this morning the california highway patrol is investigating an accident that killed a man. 5:30 yesterday afternoon a dodge magnum flipped over and hit a tree. the 19-year-old driver was the only one in the car and was pronounced dead at the scene.

he was handicapped and there is no word on what caused that car to crash. san francisco is cracking down on the south of market area. officers on foot and cars and on motorcycles will be enforcing pedestrian laws. on saturday, volunteers handed out flyers to raise pedestrian awareness and prepared crews for increased presence. at&t is said to be slowly recovering. ryan white was hit by a pickup truck after the giants game last thursday. he is still in critical condition and is reportedly making small improvements. andrew varice guess was arrested after that accident. he is expected in court after dwi and felony hit-and-run charges. a shooting death of an

officer, he died yesterday after a gunman shot him in the face on saturday. it happened while he sat in his patrol car at a red light. 293-year-old suspect opened -- 23-year-old suspect opened fire at an in and out hamburger. >> he had no contact with the person who shot him and jeremy had no indication he was in danger in any way. this was an as nation by somebody. -- assassination by somebody. >> police shot and killed the 23-year-old suspect. the suspect did leave a suicide note but it does not explain how or why he wanted to take his own life. they are trying to make sense of a deadly ram paint. friends and family came together for a vigil for the man who was killed by a gunman.

he ran home and shot five people and then shot two other people and one person survived. police later killed that suspect in a gunfight. back here in the area pg&e. said the work is not expected to affect gas service but customers may smell gas as the lines are vented. the testing of 15 two miles of pipeline was taking longer than anticipated and was taking longer than had hoped. there is new evidence they understood how dangerous it was before the pipelines deadly explosion. two months before the explosion they briefed them about unacceptable risks and weakness

in the safety program. the report urged pg&e. to install shut off valves. pleasantton police will arrest a homicide more than 20 years old. they planned a press conference and the fbi will be there as well as the alameda district attorney's office. stay tuned for the details of this case after they are announced today. san jose police are announcing their 28th homicide. they got a call near south 19th and east santa clara streets. officers did not find anybody there but searched near roosevelt park. he was pronounced dead at the scene. police are investigating what led up to the stabbing and they have not released the victim's

identity. many are worried about how the credit rating will hurt their budgets. it may not amount to much on smaller purchases but for anybody looking to buy a house or car, the impact could last for years. most shoppers are already being careful about what they spent their money on so an interest rate hike could separate the shoppers from the buyers. >> if somebody is serious about making a big purchase, there is still enough strength in the consumer psyche that it is not going to be fell them. >> now most consumers know they have to look out 0 for themselves first. we have continuing coverage to the reaction to the credit downgrade. just click on the tab labeled wall street. today education secretary

will announce a new waiver system to opt out of the no child left behind mandates. they are taking action after universal clammerring who say the law has created an unhealthy focus for testing. the state would have to show they have standard designs for college and careers. time now 4:49 a growing problem and now the city is asking for the public's help to stop illegal dumping. he is a tempting to do something that has never been done before. stay tuned.

. you can see they are watching her every move towing electronic shark shields to help repel the animals. they will stop to eat and hydrate and she hopes her swim will end spire other men and women her age. >> i want to be there to say we have many years of vitality and strength and service left in us. >> she tried to do the 103-mile swim in 1978 but her team pulled her out when the winds pushed her too far of course.

it is estimated this swim will take 60 hours to complete. let's go to sal to check in on traffic. right now traffic is doing well around the bay area. if you are looking at interstate 80, it is a very nice drive as you continue up and down the area here there are no major problems. also this morning we are looking at westbound bay bridge, it is a small day lay, no problems on the lower deck between san francisco and oakland. on 680 heading south all the way down to the bottom of the hill traffic is nice. now let's go to mark. once again, a good portion of the bay area, some overcast skies, we have conditions in fairfield and concord, san jose some drizzle right around 55. here is a look at the current

fog. you can see a big blanket but some clearing out by the delta even some drizzle showing up. mike is back in full force with the beaches only in the upper 50s to right around 60 degrees. san francisco approaching lower 60s heading across the bay warming up as you would expect, inland temperatures back up to the upper 70s possibly the lower 80s especially out towards 83 degrees. we have been talking a lot about the fog coming in basically deep ending the marine layer. we will warm things up especially for the anterior and that trends will continue for the next few days. 55 to 60 degrees by 12:00 a sun cloud mix. upper ever 0s for closet tall

-- 50s for coastal spots. san mateo 71 degrees and here is a look ahead. minor warming trends over the next few days. no big changes, temperatures back into the mid-to-upper 80s and your forecast check is a minute away. the city showed us photos of bags of track dumped by the roadside. one day they had to pick up 47 bags the next day 35. the city official in charge of cleaning it up, says there may be a link between home foreclosures and illegal dumping. >> they move out of the home they are in or they pack it up and take it and dump it somewhere. >> if you see somebody illegally dumping call the police department.

they now have a new incentive to go greene. there is up -- go green. there is up to $8,000 in rebates. they are matching it provided by pg&e. san mateo is matched by the reinvestment act. rebates will be given out next march. a wild chase through the streets of oakland this morning and the special resource officers used to track down the suspects. an elderly woman is hospitalized after an overnight fire in san francisco, what investigators say may be to blame.

. the downgrading of america's credit rating why many are now pointing their fingers at washington still ahead on the k tv u morning news. this is ktvu